Card Player – Just like in a game of poker, the state of Maryland has been reacting to the aggressive betting moves of others at its table. Maryland is in a region full of various gaming expansion initiatives. Earlier this year, its first casino debuted live dealer table games. The move is expected to significantly strengthen the industry there. It also doesn’t hurt that Caesars Entertainment will open a casino in Baltimore and that MGM Resorts International and Penn National Gaming are battling it out for approval to build in Prince George’s County. In terms of gaming, Maryland will be…

From Baltimore Business Journal Atlantic City tourism officials should be getting quite an eyeful on Wednesday. That’s the day New Jersey releases its casino revenue figures. And it just might also be the day when Garden State officials get a sense of how big a bite Maryland’s casinos have taken out of the boardwalk. On Friday, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency reported that revenue for the state’s four casinos, jumped to $66.5 million in June, up 57 percent from June 2012. New Jersey’s revenue figures for May show that Atlantic City’s 12 casinos had a combined $227.5 million…